Jeremy Ring
Lender for FHA loan with <2 year work history?
Hello BP fam! I'm trying the find a Colorado lender (or at least authorized to lend in Colorado) to work with who understands how I can qualify for an FHA loan without the 2 years of continuous work experience? I rece...
Paul Palo
Technology to find Rental History on a specific property?
Hi there - I was wondering if there are any tools / technologies out there that can find the rental history or estimations on specific properties?
Brian Oberholzer
need mortgage loan asap but lack of work history
Hi first post, love these forums! Buying a home in Idaho, primary residence for my family. Looking to spend 300k, and hoping not to put 20% down, would like to go 10% or less if possible. However I'm being told I won'...
Justin L.
Replacing no credit history with larger deposit or cosigner?
Hi BP! Question on screening. I am just getting the second unit of my first investment property (duplex) done and hopefully rented out very soon! After advertising and sifting through applicants I have 3 bible school ...
Luke H.
Applicant own a business/ no job/ no credit history
Hello all, An applicant has explained that she has no credit (not bad credit), she and her husband started a business 6 months ago so they don't have tax returns. I'm trying to figure out what to do with this since I...
John R Kepler
Interest Rates Have Been High Before, History Holds Answers
I know I am dating myself but I started my REI journey in 1980 when rates were 15%. The strategies that worked for me in those double digit times were house hacking and carry backs. I also found a buy and hold that wo...
Julie Williams
Do you avoid buying properties with known drug history?
A town I like in Vermont, Springfield, has good prices in the otherwise insane Vermont real estate market, in part because it has a fair amount of crime, although the amount of crime is still well under than the U.S. ...
Joe Splitrock
Rent History Now Included For Mortgage Approval Fannie Mae
Fannie Mae announced effective September 18th that they will now include last 12 month rent payment history in DU as part of the approval process. Their stated goal is to help more renters become home owners. This doe...
Francis A.
Minneapolis: Don't check tenants' history / St Paul: Rent Control
Minneapolis Doesn't Want Landlords to Check Tenants' Criminal History, Credit Score, Past Evictionshttps://reason.com/2019/09/17/...Developers Halt Projects, Mayor Demands Reform After St. Paul Voters Approve Radical ...
Steve W.
Investing in Areas With A History of Natural Distasters
To buy and hold investors in natural disaster zones - such as hurricanes impacting Houston TX or panhandle of Florida (Pensacola was hit this year by Hurricane Sandy), how do you account for this risk in your investin...